December 2011
41 posts
Top 5 TV Shows Of The Year
I don’t watch a tonne of shows on TV, mainly sport, but I thought I’d outline my five favourite shows from this past year. To clarify, the shows season must have finished this year (could have started at the end of last year but finished this year). In preferential order:
1. Friday Night Lights
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm
3. Rescue Me
4. Boardwalk Empire
5. How To Make...
Ones To Watch 2012
Undoubtedly this past year has been superb from a music point of view. 2011 saw the emergence of many new and innovative musicians and this trend looks set to continue on into next year. A number of acts have made a real impression on me this past year, so I thought I’d outline twenty of these acts who I think will have a big year in 2012. The following, in no particular order, is my list...
The Year That Was
So here’s a recap of my favourite releases and breakthroughs this year.
Breakthrough Act of the year 2011
EP’s of the year 2011
Albums of the year 2011
Songs of the year 2011
Irish Songs of the year 2011
Let the sound guide you on that scenic adventure…
Scenic Adventure
Tracklist:
1. Monto – Strays
2. Caves – Sakura
3. Moths – Heart
4. Outerwaves – Big Cats
5. Ruins – Youth
6. Kaj – Bike Rider
7. Bon Iver – Babys (Moths remix)
8. Germany Germany – River
9. Young Eagle – JAG KOMMER IHÅG
Enjoy the adventure…
Believe In Sound's Albums of the Year 2011
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This year has undoubtedly been a success on the music front, buckets of new and innovative musicians have come to the fore. Many albums have really impressed me and no doubt will be revisited time and time again in the future. So here it is, Believe In Sound’s Top 25 Albums of the year:
25. Pictureplane – Thee Physical
24. Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
23. Water Borders –...
Here’s a little mixtape I put together: The Sky Above
Tracklist:
1. Joseph Stallion – How I Won The War
2. Houses – Soak It Up
3. Glam Shell – Don’t Look Back (Telepopmusik rework)
4. Nakagin – Raincoats
5. Moths – Jimmy Francis
6. Thrupence – Nintysix (Part II)
7. Slow Magic – Sorry Safari
8. Albatross – Golden Hue
9. MONAS – Shane
10. Sumuo – Alicia
Enjoy!
Top 10 Irish Songs of the Year 2011
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Here’s a list of my ten favourite songs this year by Irish musicians. We’ve got some mightily talented musicians, 2012 is gonna be huge.
10. Sacred Animals vs. Owensie – Cat and Mouse
9. Eastern Medicine – Satellite
8. Bantum feat. Owensie – New String
7. Nouveaunoise – Freehands
6. Resotone – An Ideal World
5. Bingo – Bee
4. Trophy Boyfriend – Feels Like Autumn
3. REID –...
Still as perfect as ever Thrupence’s Serenade/Promenade Beat Tape’s tracklist is revealed, soothing perfection.
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Here’s the latest installment of the Believe In Sound Mixtape series: Aquatic Fluidity
Tracklisting:
1. ESSÁY – Morning Mountain
2. Thrupence – Wait Here, I’ll Go Get Help
3. Casa Del Mirto – The Haste
4. Cold Cave – Life Magazine (Delorean Remix)
5. Of Oceans – In Love, Not Limbo
6. The-Drum – Icy Tropics
7. White Palms – Japanese Cymbals
8. Kaligraph E – Done Good
9. Sloslylove –...
Believe In Sound's Sound of 2012:
ESSÁY, Supreme Cuts, GUIDES, Elizabeth Rose, The-Drum, Glamour Lakes, Thrupence, Gullfisk, Playground, Jesse Ruins, Albatross.
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LA based producer Khush has been seriously impressing of late. I’ve been meaning to put this post up for a while, finally got around to it. Khush has a number of impressive hip hop beat driven tracks available for download over at his bandcamp. His latest track is the mighty Greatness. With its layered electronics and expansive soundscape the track is highly impressive. Khush has new...
Believe In Sound's Top Ten Songs of the Year 2011
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Here’s a handily succinct list of my ten favourite songs of the year, enjoy!
10. Hazy Mountains – Regret
9. Glam Shell – Don’t Look Back
8. TRUST – Candy Walls
7. IOOOIO – Adventure
6. Thrupence – Stop Using Logic
5. M83 – Midnight City
4. Clams Casino – I’m God
3. Washed Out – Amor Fati
2. Supreme Cuts – Fools
1. ESSÁY – Morning Mountain
November 2011
97 posts